I am a stay at home mum with 6 year old twins, and particularly at the weekends I feel I do all the child care. My husband does work long hours, so I get up early in the morning at the weekends so he can have a long lie. I don't mind this as I am usually awake anyway. After this I will prepare all the meals, clear up afterwards, make the beds and keep things tidy as the day goes on. Most of the time I don't mind but I would really like to be brought a coffee or a gin and tonic. The only thing he does every night is put one of the children to bed.
I don't mind most of the time, but when I suggest we go out for a meal he doesn't want to. On the rare occasion we have a takeaway I am the one who organises it and drives to collect it.
The only thing he seems to do regularly every weekend is wash and clean the cars! I wouldn't mind but when he is out in the sunshine I'm stuck in the kitchen getting lunch.
Is the normal for a stay at home mum to do all domestic chores and the gardening ( which I do enjoy)?
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Am I expecting too much from my husband?
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Margetts · 22/04/2013 09:25
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